Supo Spot

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Supo Spot
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1997
Recorded1994–1997
Genre Lo-fi, drone, rock [1]
Label Kitty Kitty
Producer Tom Cullinan, Jonathan Digby
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
NME 7/10 [2]

Supo Spot is a compilation album by Quickspace, released in 1997 via Kitty Kitty. It is a collection of early singles and other rarities/b-sides.

Contents

Critical reception

NME wrote that the compilation "is a more one-dimensional affair than the band's debut album proper, where their lo-fi ethics dovetailed nicely with the techno back-to-analogue school ... But the inspired delirium here is a fine companion piece." [2]

Track listing

  1. "Quickspace Happy Song #1" – 2:40
  2. "Unique Slippy" – 4:27
  3. "Extraplus" – 2:44
  4. "Found A Way" – 3:25
  5. "Do It My Own Way" – 3:59
  6. "The Whiff 'N' Spoof Song" – 7:09
  7. "Exemplary Swishy" – 6:41
  8. "Friend" – 3:34
  9. "Where Have All The Good Times Gone?" – 7:40
  10. "Song For NME" – 5:23

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References

  1. 1 2 "Supo Spot - Quickspace | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  2. 1 2 "QUICKSPACE Supo Spot". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2022.